White storks nest at Dagenham country park in rewilding project
A breeding colony of white storks will be re-introduced to London for the first time in 600 years…
Anacondas Reached Their Enormous Size 12 Million Years Ago and Never Looked Back » Explorersweb
For as long as humans have known them, anacondas have been giants. The colossal snakes average four to…
Indonesia suffers food, medical shortages as Asia flood tolls rise
In Pidie Jaya, a district in Indonesia’s Aceh badly affected by the floods, four elephants from a nearby…
Threatened gulls back on rooftops in Tūrangi town centre
Threatened black-billed gulls nest on the rooftops in Tūrangi town centre. Photo: Supplied / DOC Black-billed gulls are…
What do stingrays actually eat? New study reveals some only prefer a single type of prawn
As an ecologist who studies stingrays, people always ask me: what do these creatures eat? It may well…
Watch adorable seal pup wander into NZ pub, ‘steal the show’
See video of baby seal waddling into New Zealand pub Sprig + Fern The Meadows customers and staff…
Don’t Let Their Name Fool You—Sea Slugs Are Awesome
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The mysterious murder of gorilla researcher Dian Fossey
Fossey’s early research demanded patience. To gain the gorillas’ trust, she began to mimic their behaviour. She told…
Moulting elephant seal a rare sight
A rarely seen elephant seal has made Otago Peninsula its home for Christmas as it experiences one of…
Nearly 3x More Encounters With Endangered Sumatran Tigers in Camera Trap Photos Than in Past Years
A resident female Sumatran tiger grooming one of her two large male cubs in October 2023 – credit,…
Why No Wild Animals Have Floppy Ears
It was 1959, and Dmitry Belyayev had a plan. He was going to take the silver fox –…
It’s not just glow worms or fireflies that glow in the dark… this is the first ever image of a wild marsupial lighting up under UV
Bioluminescent creatures, such as glowworms, fireflies and oceanic algae that light up like underwater stars, produce their own…